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SENATE
BILL 6740
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Passed
Legislature - 2002 Regular Session
State of Washington 57th Legislature 2002
Regular Session
By
Read first time 01/30/2002.
Referred to Committee on Agriculture & International Trade.
Authorizing
irrigation districts to accept various methods of payment.
AN
ACT Relating to irrigation districts' acceptance of methods of payment; and
adding a new section to chapter 87.03 RCW.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE
LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 1. A
new section is added to chapter 87.03 RCW to read as follows:
Irrigation districts that have designated their own treasurers as
provided in RCW 87.03.440 may accept credit cards, charge cards, debit cards,
smart cards, stored value cards, federal wire, and automatic clearinghouse
system transactions, or other electronic communication, for any payment of any
kind including, but not limited to, assessments, fines, interest, penalties,
special assessments, fees, rates, tolls and charges, or moneys due irrigation
districts. A payer desiring to pay by a credit card, charge card, debit card,
smart card, stored value card, federal wire, automatic clearinghouse system, or
other electronic communication shall bear the cost of processing the
transaction in an amount determined by the treasurer, unless the board of
directors finds that it is in the best interests of the district to not charge
transaction processing costs for all payment transactions made for a specific
category of nonassessment payments due the district, including, but not limited
to, fines, interest not associated with assessments, penalties not associated
with assessments, special assessments, fees, rates, tolls, and charges. The
treasurer's cost determination shall be based upon costs incurred by the
treasurer and may not, in any event, exceed the additional direct costs
incurred by the district to accept the specific form of payment used by the
payer.
